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Lyrics & meaning

Sikki Sikki

From Album Songs 2025 · 2025

Lyricist
G Senthil Perumal
Singer
Vijay Anand
Music director
Joan Ashik
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Sikki sikki thavikkum manasulaIn the heart trapped and suffering
Oru patha vacha theeya eriyuraYou burn like an ignited fire
Vittu vittu thudikkum idhayathaThe heart that beats intermittently
Nee thalli vittu pora nerupulaIn the fire you push away and leave
Male
Kanneerula naan nanaigiraenI am getting drenched in tears
Un mounathil naan udaigiraenI am shattering in your silence
Kann paarvaiyil mull vaikuraYou place thorns in your glance
Oru baaramaai ennai udaikiraaiYou break me like a heavy burden
Male
Uyir naadiyaai nee odinaaiYou ran like the life pulse
Unai thediyae naan vaadinaenSearching for you, I withered away
Uyir thozhiyaai mugam kaattinaaiYou showed your face as a soulmate
Kai serummun mudivaagiraaiBefore reaching my hands, you become the end
Male
Eriyum theeyaiLike a burning fire
Edhirae vandhaai neeYou came before me
Vidiyum paniyaaiLike morning dew
Vilagi sendraaiYou drifted away
Male
Nijamellam kanavendraalIf all reality is just a dream
Un nizhalum poidhaanoIs even your shadow a lie?
Udal aanaai.. uyir aanaenYou became the body, I became the life
Uli aanaai …silai aanaenYou became the chisel, I became the statue
Kadal serum nadhi pola,Like a river joining the sea,
Vizhi serndhu vali thandhaaiYou joined my eyes and gave pain
Male
Kadikaaramaai unnai suttrinaenI orbited around you like a clock
En naatkalaai nee odinaaiYou ran as my days
Edhirkaalamai kai neetinaenI reached out my hand towards the future
Kai serumun kanavaagiraai.Before reaching my hands, you become a dream.
Male
Sikki sikki thavikkum manasulaIn the heart trapped and suffering
Oru patha vacha theeya eriyuraYou burn like an ignited fire
Vittu vittu thudikum idhayathaThe heart that beats intermittently
Nee thalli vittu pora nerupulaIn the fire you push away and leave
Male
Manadhoramaai adhigaaramaaiIn the corner of my mind, authoritatively
Nerungaamalae nee vaazhgiraaiYou live without even coming close
Puyal kaalamaai varum sogamaaiLike a storm season coming as sadness
Yedhai thediyae nee pogiraaiWhat are you searching for as you go?
Male
Uyir naadiyaai nee odinaaiYou ran like the life pulse
Unai thediyae naan vaadinaenSearching for you, I withered away
Mudhal kadhalaai mugam kaatinaaiYou showed your face as the first love
Mugam paarkkum munn mudivaagiraaiBefore looking at the face, you come to an end
Male
Theeyaai erigiraai idhaythil nee..You burn like a fire inside my heart..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant track captures the deep emotional torment and heartache of unrequited love and separation. The protagonist expresses how their partner entered their life like a spark and soulmate, only to drift away like morning mist, leaving behind a trail of broken dreams, unbearable silence, and scorching pain. Throughout the song, vivid metaphors of fire, time, rivers, and statues illustrate how deeply intertwined the protagonist's existence was with their beloved, contrasting the tender promises of first love with the sudden agony of abandonment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Uli aanaai …silai aanaen

Compares the lover to a chisel (uli) and the speaker to a statue (silai), implying that the lover shaped and carved their identity.

Simile (Upamai)

Vidiyum paniyaai Vilagi sendraai

Compares the beloved's sudden departure to morning mist or dew fading away at daylight.

Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Sikki sikki thavikkum manasula

Repetition of words like 'Sikki sikki' and 'Vittu vittu' emphasizes the intensity of emotional entrapment and irregular heartbeat.

Rhyme/Assonance (Monai and Ethirai)

Udal aanaai.. uyir aanaen / Uli aanaai …silai aanaen

Initial sound harmony across paired lines creates a rhythmic Tamil poetic structure.

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Trivia

Featuring music by Joan Ashik and vocals by Vijay Anand with lyrics by G Senthil Perumal, this independent Tamil track draws heavily on classic poetic imagery such as dew (pani), chisel (uli), and fire (thee) to express modern romantic angst.

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